FDA Adverse Event
Malfunction
Summary report: N
RADIAL JAW 3 BIOPSY FORCEPS
MDR report key: 1213845
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Received October 22, 2008
Report
- Report Number
- 3005099803-2008-05424
- Event Type
- Malfunction
- Date Received
- October 22, 2008
- Date of Event
- September 25, 2008
- Report Date
- September 25, 2008
- Manufacturer
- BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
- Product Code
- FCL
- PMA / PMN Number
- NA
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- UK
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
THE SUSPECT DEVICE HAS BEEN DISPOSED. A DEVICE EVAL WILL NOT BE PERFORMED; THEREFORE, THE CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT IS UNDETERMINED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
IT WAS REPORTED TO BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP THAT THE FORCEPS WERE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THE BIOPSY SAMPLE - HENCE WHEN WITHDRAWING THE FORCEP, IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE BIOPSY VALVE ON THE BRONCHOSCOPE. VALVE HAD TO BE REMOVED TO GET THE FORCEP OUT.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RADIAL JAW 3 BIOPSY FORCEPS | FCL | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION | M00515231 | 0011761129 |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |